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  1. This rare artifact is the focus of a new exhibition at the Museum of the Bible in Washington.

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  2. Art conservator Emily MacDonald-Korth found something truly secret while examining a painting by Basquiat.

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  3. Corporal Jimenez was on patrol in southern Afghanistan when a mine exploded, changing his life forever.

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  4. Energetic Teddy was a hiking fanatic—follow his trail on these trips.

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  5. Dyngo served three tours in Afghanistan before retiring to Washington, D.C.

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  6. Unusually muscular young woman was buried in what is now Nicaragua nearly 6,000 years ago.

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  7. A new study adds complexity to the notion that hummingbirds are ‘all about drinking efficiently from flowers,’ as one researcher puts it.

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  8. Today's , "Newest Cowboy in Town," is by Rory Doyle.

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  9. Fishing for plastic is the latest way to clean up Amsterdam's canals.

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  10. For the last 30 years, Jean Bennett, a scientist and physician at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has been a pioneer in gene therapy.

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  11. Brought to you by the creators of the mini ‘Mona Lisa’, the game offers a dynamic, rather than static, way to manipulate microscopic structures.

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  12. You're doing it wrong: The guid to making perfect pasta.

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  13. Taste your way through Italy, one ingredient-specific museum at a time.

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  14. The presidency and life at the White House didn’t stop Theodore Roosevelt from enjoying a life outdoors.

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  15. The practically perfect political timing of "Mary Poppins."

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  16. An art conservator found the arrows on an untitled 1981 Basquiat work and believes there may be more “secret” imagery hidden away on other works.

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  17. Chef Boyardee was a real person.

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  18. These little circles are characters in the first comic book for blind people.

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  19. The finale taught us how to say goodbye to the intrepid, time-traveling crew. .

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  20. A new study has found that some hummingbirds have evolved bills better suited to a different purpose: fighting.

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